Ben Thomas
@benthomas-1983.bsky.social
Ecology, Fungi and the great outdoors
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Ben Thomas
@benthomas-1983.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Panther caps Amanita pantherina for #Fungifriday popping up next to some fly agarics.
First bird of my day: a pair of Buzzards perched on the telephone poles overlooking the fields on a frosty morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
First bird of my day: a pair of Buzzards perched on the telephone poles overlooking the fields on a frosty morning. #Firstbirdofmyday
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“The beech is one of our largest and most beautiful forest trees”
(Trees, 1963)
Artist: SR Badmin
(Trees, 1963)
Artist: SR Badmin
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“The beech is one of our largest and most beautiful forest trees”
(Trees, 1963)
Artist: SR Badmin
(Trees, 1963)
Artist: SR Badmin
Hogweed and bramble still flowering in mid November and even a few ripe blackberries still hanging on. #Wildflowerhour
November 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hogweed and bramble still flowering in mid November and even a few ripe blackberries still hanging on. #Wildflowerhour
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“On a willow twig a kingfisher perches. It watches the eels with interest, but these are well-grown and too big for him to catch”
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“On a willow twig a kingfisher perches. It watches the eels with interest, but these are well-grown and too big for him to catch”
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
Reposted by Ben Thomas
SOSSwifts has received donations so can offer 10 free Swift Community Sets for prominent elevations of public buildings. We also have some free nest boxes for you to install adjacent to existing Swifts’ nest, we want to create Swift streets @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
SOSSwifts has received donations so can offer 10 free Swift Community Sets for prominent elevations of public buildings. We also have some free nest boxes for you to install adjacent to existing Swifts’ nest, we want to create Swift streets @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘November on the Dorset Coast’
Whitbread calendar 1971
Artist: SR Badmin
‘November on the Dorset Coast’
Whitbread calendar 1971
Artist: SR Badmin
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘November on the Dorset Coast’
Whitbread calendar 1971
Artist: SR Badmin
‘November on the Dorset Coast’
Whitbread calendar 1971
Artist: SR Badmin
Reposted by Ben Thomas
Other work of the Ladybird artists.
The Beech Wood
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
The Beech Wood
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Other work of the Ladybird artists.
The Beech Wood
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
The Beech Wood
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Wild carrot and White dead-nettle shining bright on the dull days. #wildflowerhour
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Wild carrot and White dead-nettle shining bright on the dull days. #wildflowerhour
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'Nature's bounty' by contemporary UK printmaker Sarah Bays #WomensArt
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
'Nature's bounty' by contemporary UK printmaker Sarah Bays #WomensArt
Reposted by Ben Thomas
“Among the fallen beech leaves”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
“Among the fallen beech leaves”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
Reposted by Ben Thomas
Other work by the Ladybird artists
Red Squirrel
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Red Squirrel
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
Red Squirrel
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Red Squirrel
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
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“A tawny owl is looking down from its high vantage point at the great bonfire”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“A tawny owl is looking down from its high vantage point at the great bonfire”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Oxeye daisy and Wild strawberry back in flower after the August cut and lots of rain and mild weather. #Wildflowerhour
November 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Oxeye daisy and Wild strawberry back in flower after the August cut and lots of rain and mild weather. #Wildflowerhour
November 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Reposted by Ben Thomas
Niki Bowers, contemporary UK printmaker based in Norfolk #WomensArt
November 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Niki Bowers, contemporary UK printmaker based in Norfolk #WomensArt
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“By the lakeside”
Teal, Shoveller, Lapwing and heron
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
Teal, Shoveller, Lapwing and heron
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
October 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
“By the lakeside”
Teal, Shoveller, Lapwing and heron
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
Teal, Shoveller, Lapwing and heron
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
Heather and Bilberry flowering away on the Stiperstones for #wildflowerhour
October 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Heather and Bilberry flowering away on the Stiperstones for #wildflowerhour
Reposted by Ben Thomas
"The prickly seed-shucks of the chestnut have fallen and burst open, some of them spilling the brown conkers out of the soft linings that have contained and nourished them“
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
"The prickly seed-shucks of the chestnut have fallen and burst open, some of them spilling the brown conkers out of the soft linings that have contained and nourished them“
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Aniseed funnel Clitocybe odora growing in oak and pine woodland and smelling very tempting. #Fungifriday
October 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Aniseed funnel Clitocybe odora growing in oak and pine woodland and smelling very tempting. #Fungifriday
Shaggy scalecap Pholiota squarrosa at the base of an oak. #Fungifriday
October 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Shaggy scalecap Pholiota squarrosa at the base of an oak. #Fungifriday
Panther caps Amanita pantherina for #Fungifriday popping up next to some fly agarics.
October 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Panther caps Amanita pantherina for #Fungifriday popping up next to some fly agarics.
Reposted by Ben Thomas
Ladybird Book Nature Corner.
Stonechat and Firecrest
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton
Stonechat and Firecrest
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton
October 17, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Ladybird Book Nature Corner.
Stonechat and Firecrest
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton
Stonechat and Firecrest
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton
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British Birds and their Nests ‘Goldfinch’ (1953)
Artist: Allen Seaby
Artist: Allen Seaby
October 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
British Birds and their Nests ‘Goldfinch’ (1953)
Artist: Allen Seaby
Artist: Allen Seaby
Eyebright and Feverfew flowering after the rain and strong winds have eased. #Wildflowerhour
October 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Eyebright and Feverfew flowering after the rain and strong winds have eased. #Wildflowerhour
Mistletoe - Viscum album berries ripening from pale green to white in the early autumn sunshine. #Wildflowerhour
October 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Mistletoe - Viscum album berries ripening from pale green to white in the early autumn sunshine. #Wildflowerhour